Unit Vocabulary
Illuminate
To light up!
You can never lose your.....
Shadow
What is the opposite of Northeast?
Southwest
Earth rotates which direction?
Counterclockwise or West to East
Orion looks like what?
Archer or Hunter
Mass
Measure of the amount of matter is in an object.
When is your shadow the shortest?
At noon.
Your shadow is always opposite the _______.
Light source.
Earth spins on an imaginary line called its...
Axis
Virgo can only be seen in what season?
Spring
Gravity
The force that attracts a body to the center of Earth.
When is your shadow the longest?
Afternoon
The sun rises in the _____ and sets in the ______
east/west
At any point of the day, half the Earth is _____ and half the Earth is ______
light and dark
Are constellations present all year?
No, they are seasonal.
Solar Noon
When the sun is at its highest position in the sky.
Shadows can help us do what?
Determine the time of day.
You can only see a constellation if you're looking _____.
South
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season are we in?
Winter
How many stars make up Pegasus?
14 stars
Axis
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
What angle light ray produces the longest shadow? (High, Medium, Low)
Low
The sun disappears behind the ________ when it sets.
Horizon
Which Hemisphere are we located in?
Northern Hempishere
What are the other constellations we talked about last week? What season can it be seen in?
Cygnus and Summer